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Sad Farewell to Jules
18 November 2022
Sheffield Cycling 4 All is very sad to announce that their friend and great supporter Julius (Jules) Vernon passed away on 8th November 2022. Jules was a great advocate for cycling and the benefits it brings. His warmth and kindness helped to make people feel welcome when they came cycling.Thank you, Jules, for being part of our group and helping to shape it into what it is today.
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Disabled Mums Call For Right To Family Support
15 November 2022
The Disabled Mothers’ Rights Campaign is calling on councils to implement the support disabled mothers are entitled to under legislation, following a breakthrough ruling that Ealing Council had breached its legal duties under the Care Act, which include “having regard to the needs of the family” of the disabled adult whose care needs they are supposed to meet.
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Now I Know
15 November 2022
Melissa Simmonds, the Adult Autism Project Coordinator and Sheffield Autism Partnership Network Coordinator at Voluntary Action Sheffield was invited to be one of six people to take part in the National Autistic Society’s Now I Know campaign to highlight the experiences of Autistic women and non-binary people.
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Write to your MP About Cost Of Living
14 November 2022
Turn2us, a national charity that helps people in financial hardship to gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and support services, is urging and aiding people to contact your MP, hoping that if enough people do so it will put pressure on the Government to do more to help.
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We Speak, You Listen
07 November 2022
Sheffield Voices would like to announce their next, We Speak You Listen event at Hillsborough Arena on 18th November from 10-2pm. Sheffield Voices are working in partnership with Sheffield Health and Social Care and Healthwatch to find out what people want mental health services for people with learning disabilities and Autism to look like going forward.
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Nothing About Us Without Us Exhibition
07 November 2022
Nothing About Us Without Us is a well-known disability rights slogan. It is also the title of a new exhibition at the People’s History Museum in Manchester, that explores how these rights have been fought for over centuries and the activism that has led this march forward. The exhibition opens on Wednesday 16 November at the start of UK Disability History Month and is open until October 2023.
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UK Disability History Month Returns
07 November 2022
UKDHM is an annual event and takes place from Wednesday 16th November 2022 to Friday 16th December. It focuses on the history of disabled people’s struggle for equality and human rights and builds resources on various themes.This year’s theme is Disability, Health and Well Being.The online launch is from 7- 8.30 pm on Thursday 17th November 2022
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Heat The Human Not The Home?
04 November 2022
In this new report MoneySavers at Money Saving Expert have investigated and shared their tips on the cheapest ways of keeping their bodies warm, from hot water bottles to electric gilets. It comes with a health warning that people with certain health conditions and older people are at risk from cutting back on heating.
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Hubs and Welcoming Places
02 November 2022
Voluntary and community organisations were at the forefront of helping people throughout the covid pandemic and are now dealing with the many issues people face during the cost of living crisis. Work is taking place to find out the services, resources and assets available across the city to help the residents of Sheffield and a map of Hubs and ‘Welcoming Places’ is now available.
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Speakup about Smart Meters
02 November 2022
Speakup Self Advocacy are running some free Energy Saving Zoom workshop sessions in November for people with learning disabilities, autistic people and carers to explain how Smart Meters can help to save money on your Electricity and Gas Bills.
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